Where does “nest” come from?
nest (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse næstr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
nest (Elfdalian): by, near
Ancestry of “nest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | næstr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwistaz | nearest, closest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |